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An airbus 319 was dispatched in non compliance with a rudder travel warning light report, but was dispatched with a rudder trim deferral in error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 565616 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 915 |
| ASRS Report | 565616 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 565865 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Observed 'rudder travel limit 2' fault during preflight. Called ZZZ maintenance. They failed to correct problem and said they would defer it. Mechanic brought new mrd and MEL placard to aircraft. He placed orange sticker on aircraft and gave paperwork to captain, which he placed in logbook. After departure maintenance ACARS a message to state that they showed rudder travel as fault but rudder trim as deferral. The mrd showed rudder travel as fault and, in corrective action, showed rudder travel deferred. MEL card was for rudder trim. Maintenance sent a rudder travel MEL card for reference.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 319 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A RUDDER TRAVEL WARNING LIGHT RPT, BUT WAS DISPATCHED WITH A RUDDER TRIM DEFERRAL IN ERROR.
Narrative: OBSERVED 'RUDDER TRAVEL LIMIT 2' FAULT DURING PREFLT. CALLED ZZZ MAINT. THEY FAILED TO CORRECT PROB AND SAID THEY WOULD DEFER IT. MECH BROUGHT NEW MRD AND MEL PLACARD TO ACFT. HE PLACED ORANGE STICKER ON ACFT AND GAVE PAPERWORK TO CAPT, WHICH HE PLACED IN LOGBOOK. AFTER DEP MAINT ACARS A MESSAGE TO STATE THAT THEY SHOWED RUDDER TRAVEL AS FAULT BUT RUDDER TRIM AS DEFERRAL. THE MRD SHOWED RUDDER TRAVEL AS FAULT AND, IN CORRECTIVE ACTION, SHOWED RUDDER TRAVEL DEFERRED. MEL CARD WAS FOR RUDDER TRIM. MAINT SENT A RUDDER TRAVEL MEL CARD FOR REF.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.